Hugo Awards Nominations Announced

The Hugos have been announced for 20087, and there are few major shocks, to be honest (unless you’re a Stargate fan). The awards are probably the most respected "SF" honours to win, and still champion that lifeblood of science fiction – the written word.

In the more lightweight categories for those new-fangled moving picture entertainments, surely only The Dark Knight and WALL-E are in with a shout in the film… sorry “Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form” section. And while Doctor Who may have grabbed the glittering prize for “Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form” for the past three years, you can’t help thinking that the competition is a lot tougher this year. Don’t rule out Doctor Horrible – there's a hell of a lot of goodwill for it out there.

Best NoveletteAlastair Baffle’s Emporium of Wonders by Mike ResnickThe Gambler by Paolo BacigalupiPride and Prometheus by John KesselThe Ray-Gun: A Love Story by James Alan GardnerShoggoths in Bloom by Elizabeth Bear

Best Short Story26 Monkeys, Also the Abyss by Kij JohnsonArticle of Faith by Mike ResnickEvil Robot Monkey by Mary Robinette KowalExhalation by Ted ChiangFrom Babel’s Fall’n Glory We Fled by Michael Swanwick (Asimov’s Feb 2008)

Best Related BookRhetorics of Fantasy by Farah MendlesohnSpectrum 15: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art edited by Cathy & Arnie FennerThe Vorkosigan Companion: The Universe of Lois McMaster Bujold edited by Lillian Stewart Carl & John HelfersWhat It Is We Do When We Read Science Fiction by Paul KincaidYour Hate Mail Will be Graded: A Decade of Whatever, 1998-2008 by John Scalzi

Best Graphic StoryThe Dresden Files: Welcome to the Jungle Written by Jim Butcher, art by Ardian SyafGirl Genius, Volume 8: Agatha Heterodyne and the Chapel of Bones Written by Kaja & Phil Foglio, art by Phil Foglio, colors by Cheyenne WrightFables: War and Pieces Written by Bill Willingham, pencilled by Mark Buckingham, art by Steve Leialoha and Andrew Pepoy, color by Lee Loughridge, letters by Todd KleinSchlock Mercenary: The Body Politic Story and art by Howard TaylerSerenity: Better Days Written by Joss Whedon & Brett Matthews, art by Will Conrad, color by Michelle Madsen, cover by Jo ChenY: The Last Man, Volume 10: Whys and Wherefores Written/created by Brian K. Vaughan, penciled/created by Pia Guerra, inked by Jose Marzan, Jr